Friday, June 28, 2013

Summer is a busy time
for the Humanitarian Service Project. There are over 15 tons of food leaving
our pantry in the months of June, July and August. We need to replenish our
warehouse to ensure that needy seniors and children in the area can have
healthy and nutritious meals.

The Senior Citizen Project serves 121 seniors
living in the Dupage and Kane County area. Every month they receive fresh
fruits and vegetables, non-perishables, bread, frozen meat along with paper
products and personal care items. We deliver over six tons of food to the
seniors each month, which means all of your donations are greatly appreciated!

Feed the Kids program provides meals to 375 children when
they are out of school for summer break. They receive 175 pounds of groceries
composed of 15 varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables, three 25-pound boxes
of non-perishables, frozen meat and bread that are nutritious in order to keep
them healthy. Altogether, we deliver nine tons of food to needy children in the
Dupage and Kane County area.

Food donations are appreciated throughout the entire year.
If you’re interested in helping, we’re looking for food items to provide to
needy seniors and children in our Senior Citizen Project and Feed the Kids
Program.

Here is a list composed of the items we’re looking to
restock in our pantry: (In order of importance)

1. Canned Fruit

2. Canned Vegetables

3. Soup

4. Instant Potatoes

5. Tuna

6. Peanut Butter & Jelly

7. Pasta/Rice Meals (Hamburger Helper)

8. Pancake Mix

9. Oatmeal

10. Pasta Sauce

We would like to thank everyone in advance for supporting
our projects. Every donation makes a big difference in the lives of the needy
seniors and families that we serve. If you’re interested in making a donation,
please call (630) 221-8340 or email hsp@humanitarianservice.org.

Thursday, June 27, 2013

Bright and early this morning Pella Windows and Doors brought in a SUV full of paper products for our seniors. They are prolific supporters of the Senior Citizen Project (SCP) and have conducted drives bringing in food, toys, and school supplies in the past.

Pella Windows and Doors in West Chicago put together a paper drive for the Senior Citizen Project. These items were very much appreciated, as we are always in need for more paper products for the needy seniors we serve, particularly toilet paper.

Through SCP we provide fresh, wholesome and nutritious food to 121 needy seniors in DuPage and Kane County’s need elderly. Food is purchased in bulk and delivered directly to the seniors’ homes each month. We also deliver paper products, cleaning products, personal hygiene products and wonderful gifts that are donated by volunteers. This ensures the seniors can live a clean and healthy life.

We thank Pella Windows and Doors for doing this drive for the sake of these needy seniors. Humanitarian Service Project is always looking for help from volunteers to donors. If you or your organization are interested in helping any way please contact us at (630)221-8340 or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org .

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

On Monday, the Humanitarian Service
Project (HSP) was thankful to have two
representatives, from Illinois Natural Pageants, come to our Center to drop off
3,084 pieces of school supplies for our School Supply
Drive.

Tiffany and Elizabeth Jones (Pageant Director)

This past weekend Illinois Natural Pageants honored HSP’s project by collecting school supplies
for the children we help with our School Supply Drive at their annual Strawberry Princess
Pageant, in Mundelein. Illinois Natural Pageants has donated
to HSP in past through a toy drive which
helped our Children’s Birthday Project. Contestants in the Strawberry Princess Pageant
asked family and friends for donations to help them gather the most school
supplies. The individuals who collected the most in this pageant were Sophia B.,
in the baby division, who donated a total of 373 items, Desiree M., in the
Princess Division, who donated a total of 305 items, and Desiree F., in the
Queen Division, who donated a total of 151 items. Because of these wonderful
ladies hard work they received a special crown and recognition.

Illinois Natural
Pageants offers girls, age’s newborn to adult, a fun and competitive
environment. Girls who enter the
pageants are required to showcase just their natural beauty, no hair and makeup
allowed. Their philanthropy is “kids
helping kids.” They like to encourage children to give back to other children
by giving the contestants the opportunity to collect donations for their chosen
charities. This weekend they chose to recognize HSP.

Again, HSP would like to thank Illinois
Natural Pageants and all of their hardworking contestants for their tremendous
efforts in this weekend’s Strawberry Princess Pageant. Your donations were greatly
appreciated. HSP is always looking for more donations to help our different
projects. If you or your organization would like to find out more about how you
can help HSP please give us a call at (630)221-8340 or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Karole Kettering passed away on the Summer Solstice, June 21, 2013, after suffering a serious stroke on June 15. She was
surrounded by her loving family and slipped the bonds of this life around 4:00 am. She is survived by her loving husband of 50 years,
Floyd; and her children, Rebecca (and Paul) Yambrovich of Oak Park, IL and Bill
(and Lan) Kettering of West Chicago, IL. She will be sorely missed by her
loving grand children Morganne and Olyvea Yambrovich, Grace Nguyen, and Casey
and Addoline Kettering, as well as myriad friends.

Karole had two passions in
life - her family and Service to those in need. The passion for her family was
readily apparent to anyone that knew Karole, and her passion for service was
readily apparent through the results of the Humanitarian Service Project, which
Karole founded and directed for 31 years, until the day she passed.

In 1979, inspired by the
Theosophical Order of Service, Karole wanted to help others in our community
who might not have the resources to give their children a great Christmas
experience and thus began the annual Christmas Offering. Working with the DuPageCounty health nurses, Karole was able to rally friends,
family, and acquaintances to create an abundant Christmas experience for 35
local families.

In 1982, with encouragement
from the DuPageCounty nurses, Karole decided to extend her service efforts
year-round and developed the Senior Citizen Project to aid local seniors living
in impoverished conditions. This was the beginning of the Humanitarian Service
Project as an official charity and the umbrella organization for the existing
projects and what would eventually grow to include the Children’s Birthday
Project, Feed the Kids, and a School Supply Project serving all of DuPageCounty and part of Kane County, Illinois.

There will be a memorial
service celebrating Karole’s life to be held on Monday July 8, 7:00 PM, at the Theosophical Society in America, 1926 N. Main St., Wheaton, IL60187 (630-668-1571). In lieu of flowers, donations to the
Humanitarian Service Project Endowment Fund (465 Randy Road, Carol
Stream, IL60188; 630-221-8340) are greatly appreciated. (www.humanitarianservice.org)

Monday, June 24, 2013

Today, a volunteer group from OutreachCommunity Center brightened up
Humanitarian Service Project’s center with smiling faces. The energetic and lively group worked together to sort bread and create 100 meat packages for HSP’s
Feed the Kids event. In addition, they built boxes that will hold
non-perishable food items for Feed the Kids. OutreachCommunity Center brought 10
cheerful kids to volunteer for three hours in the warehouse with their two
adult chaperones. The kids were eager to get to work and everyone at HSP
is thankful for everything they accomplished! The group was able to learn more
about HSP through both work and touring our
center.

We would like to thank OutreachCommunity Center for their
dedication and support to HSP over the
years! We appreciate the time they put into helping us prepare for our upcoming
Feed the Kids event and look forward to working with the volunteer group later
this week.

HSP
depends significantly on volunteers such as, OutreachCommunity Center to help us better
serve the needs of seniors and families in DuPage and Kane counties. If you or
your group is interested in learning more about HSP
or getting involved, please contact us at (630) 221-8340, or by email at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.

Friday, June 21, 2013

Last
January, Humanitarian Service Project welcomed Tom McCann to the family. It’s
hard to believe how fast the last six months have gone by because today is his
last day on the job. Tom can look back at his experience at HSP and know that
his contributions have helped over a dozen senior citizens. When he was in the
process of deciding where to do an internship he chose HSP because he wanted to
give back to the community through his work.

Tom has been working under Tierney, Senior Citizen Project Coordinator, for the last six months.

As an intern,
his main tasks include writing senior updates for the Senior Citizen Program. Sponsors
will read Tom’s updates and decide whether they will continue to provide money
to seniors living in poverty in the Dupage and Kane country area. Tom’s updates
include information on the senior’s background, their financial situation, and
health status.

Tom has
taken part in a multitude of projects and events at HSP, but his favorite
memory was interviewing the senior citizens. There was one specific time when a
senior told Tom that having someone to talk to really makes a difference in
their life. Tom enjoyed that his job was making people happy.

Tom’s plans
for the rest of the summer include finishing his summer semester classes at the
Adler School of Psychology. He will work part time at his father’s company,
McCann’s painting, where he will paint the interior and exterior of buildings
as well as construct ramps for buildings to become wheelchair accessible.

Within the
next year, Tom plans to graduate from the Adler School of Psychology with his Masters
degree in gerontological counseling. This means that Tom will be counseling
older adults, aged 55 and older. After graduate school, he would like to start
his own private practice in Illinois.

We
wish Tom all the best in his future endeavors, we know he will excel in his
career.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

On
this lovely Thursday, we had two volunteer groups come in from St. Petronille
Parish in Glen Ellyn, Resurrection Bartlett, and
Visitation in Elmhurst. This was
the Living Out Loud group of 7th and 8th graders from the
three churches.

Every summer they have a 2-day service retreat where they
do all different kinds of service and for many years, they have been coming to HSP.
Valerie Della Penne organized the kids to come in today. The morning group worked
on packing 100, 25 lbs boxes of non-perishable food items for our Feed the Kids
program and the afternoon group finished the boxes and helped us sort 70 cases
of meat. All the kids were very hard working and ready for any task they were
given to do.

We
would once again like to thank our wonderful volunteers for all their help. HSP
is always looking for more volunteers. If you or your group is interested in
volunteering at HSP, please give us a call
at 630-221-8340 or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

As part of our Senior Citizen Project, every three months HSP delivers 121 Personal Care Kits to the needy seniors we serve. These packages are in addition to the 100 pounds of groceries and fresh produce that they already receive monthly from HSP! In our last Delivery Day to seniors, we included the personal care kits in with their groceries as an extra surprise. These care kits help the seniors lead happy and healthy lifestyles because they often don’t have enough money to purchase these necessary items. These kits include:

• 2 Shampoo

• 2 Conditioner

• 1 Lip Balm

• 1 Toothbrush

• 1 Tooth Paste • 2 Dental Floss

• 2 Lotion (~8 oz.)

• 6 Bar Soap

• 1 Hand Sanitizer

Items from the June Personal Care Kits!

All of the items that we put into the care kits have been donated generously by members of the community. Right now, we are in desperate need of Conditioner especially! However, all items would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in donating, please contact us at 630-221-8340, email us at HSP@humanitarianservice.org, or come by our office in Carol Stream. Thank you!

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

On this beautiful summer day
Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) was delighted to have to very joyful groups
of volunteers. The hardworking employees of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
and a sweet group of middle school aged girls from First Presbyterian Church
contributed parts of their day to helping our very needy seniors and families.

The first group of
volunteers were employees from the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Warrenville.
Liberty Mutual has volunteered with HSP in the past. Today they brought along
11 volunteers as apart of their “Serve with Liberty”
program. This program allows their employees to go out into their communities
and volunteer at a place of their choice. The volunteers started off their day
with us by creating 100, 25 lbs, boxes of non perishables for our Feed the Kids
program that runs through the summer months of June, July, and August. When
they were done boxing non-perishables they moved their focus to helping us sort
through non perishables and frozen meats for both our families in the Feed the
Kids project and our seniors in the Senior Citizen Project. In addition, they
did a fantastic job of helping us organize our freezer in the HSP warehouse. We
are grateful for all their hard work today and look forward to seeing them
again next year.

The second group of 6
volunteers were middle school girls from First Presbyterian Church in Wheaton.
These girls are part of Vacation Bible School (VBS) that occurs through their
church for a week each summer. As a part of their program they spent an hour of
their day today with us. In addition, they brought us 3 tubs of non-perishables
weighing 95lbs each which will be a tremendous help towards our needy seniors
monthly grocery deliveries. We are thankful for all of their tremendous help
today and we hope to see them again soon.

Again, HSP would like to thank
today’s volunteers for all of their hard work. HSP is always looking for more
volunteers. If you or your group is interested in volunteering at HSP,
please give us a call at 630-221-8340 or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.

Monday, June 17, 2013

Friday, Humanitarian Service
Project was amazed with the amount of food items donated by St. Raphael Catholic Parish in Naperville. The
church’s VacationBibleSchool recently held a food and
fundraising drive to collect what turned out to be an abundance of food items. Most
of the items included soup, tuna, and canned vegetables. St.
Raphael Catholic Parish has been a faithful supporter of HSP,
and this drive exemplifies their continuous support through generous food and
monetary donations. Geri Ferreri, Religious Education Coordinator, and Karen
Doman of the parish came in with a van-full of food items that literally made
the backend of the van sag!

The food collected from the VacationBibleSchool
food drive will be added to our Senior Citizen Project, which serves needy
seniors in DuPage and Kane counties. Seniors living in poverty often do not
have access to nutritious food, but with donations such as this, needy seniors are
able to receive healthy groceries once a month. Each month HSP
distributes 6 tons of groceries to 121 seniors in need. HSP
is extremely appreciative of all the hard work and time put into making this
food drive possible. We thank you, St. Raphael Catholic Parish and the VacationBibleSchool,
for your constant support and donations. Everyone at HSP
and the seniors in SCP value all you do for the
program and are grateful for your generosity!

HSP
relies greatly on donations and volunteers to better serve needy seniors and
families in the surrounding community. Therefore, we are truly thankful for all
your support, whether financially or through donations and volunteer work. If
you or your group is interested in helping HSP
continue to make a positive impact in the lives of our seniors please contact
us at (630) 221-8340, or by email at hsp@humanitarianservive.org. Please visit
our website to learn more about our projects and volunteer opportunities: http://humanitarianservice.org/getinvolved/FoodItemNeeded.pdf.

Friday, June 14, 2013

On
this beautiful Friday morning, we had a number of volunteers that came to help us
sort our fresh produce. We had volunteers from the Young Men’s Service League,
we had some of our Delivery Day Drivers come in and help out, and we had many
regular and summer volunteers. They
sorted the fresh produce that was purchased from Angelo’s Caputo and was dropped
off early this morning.

Delivery
Day is our monthly food distribution day for the 121 seniors in our Senior Citizenship
Project. Like the previous months, the seniors each receive a box of 15 varieties of fresh produce, their
secret pal gifts, 6 bags of non-perishable food, 7 selections of frozen meat, bread, and paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissue) . The
seniors receive fresh fruits, vegetables and other healthy groceries to ensure
that they can eat balanced meals and maintain a healthy diet.

Tomorrow
morning, we will have a team of volunteer loaders that will come early in the
morning to take the food outside and then a team of drivers that will drive to
the seniors’ homes.

If
you are interested in volunteering at Humanitarian Service Project in order to
help us make, this life altering intervention in the lives of the needy
families and seniors we serve, please give us a call at 630-221-8340, or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Humanitarian
Service Project (HSP) would like to give a
warm welcome to Danielle Spence, the newest intern to join us for the
summer. Danielle is going to be a senior
in the fall semester of 2013 at NorthCentralCollege
in Naperville. She will graduate with
a degree in journalism in May 2014.

While at HSP,
Danielle will work on our public relations.
That means she will assist HSP with
writing press releases that go to local newspapers reporting of recent donations,
activities while getting the word out about HSP. This includes writing about volunteers who
come in and donate their time in the warehouse, donations in which HSP
receives from various donors, and letting the public know when HSP
needs volunteers for one of our programs.

Along with writing press
releases, she will also help coordinate donors and volunteer groups that help
out at HSP.
Lastly, Danielle will work with the rest of the HSP
staff and interns with finalizing the senior updates that are created yearly
from the interviews done with the seniors in the Senior Citizen Project. Danielle’s
role at HSP will also be seen online through
HSP’s Facebook, Twitter and blog.

Danielle wishes to
gain experience with social media and writing through her summer internship at HSP. When she graduates next year, she hopes to
work in publishing. More specifically, she wishes to have a career in
publishing for fashion magazines. She is also very active outside of interning
at HSP. Recently, Danielle participated in a
triathlon. This was an event composed of swimming, biking and running. Danielle is looking forward to taking the
position of Editor in Chief this coming semester for NorthCentralCollege’s
newspaper, The Chronicle.

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We here at HSP
are excited for Danielle to join our team. Join us in our welcoming of
Danielle!

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Today was June’s
distribution day for Feed the Kids, and thus a very busy day for Humanitarian
Service Project (HSP). HSP had many volunteers from Charter One, United
Stationers and individual volunteers who came out to help with our distribution
day. We would like to thank the volunteers
who came out to help us during our always busy distribution day. FTK distributed
the 100 families in Feed the Kids their delivery of groceries for the month of
June. In the first three hours, 50 of
those 100 families were given their monthly delivery. With a mix of our volunteers,
our interns and our staff helping with distribution to the families, HSP’s
warehouse was a very busy place. HSP’s driveway had a steady stream of cars to
load up with the groceries all morning! The families receive 175 lbs of
non-perishable, fresh produce and frozen meat.
Also, they receive a selection of 15 varieties of fresh fruits and
vegetables, 3 boxes of non-perishables weighing 25 pounds each, 7 kinds of
frozen meats, 3 loaves of Pepperidge Farm bread.

United Stationers' volunteers help
load cars full of groceries

Every month during the
summer, HSP runs the Feed the Kids program, a program that concentrates on
hunger relief. More specifically, the
program delivers food to those who are enrolled in their school’s subsidized
lunch program. The subsidized lunch
programs provide the children proper nutrition during the summer months where
the school lunch program is discontinued because school is out. To combat this absence of school lunches and
the nutrition they provide for children, HSP gives the families in Feed the
Kids a monthly delivery of fresh groceries that are very nutritious to children
and adults alike.

Despite the
questionable weather, the distribution day went as smoothly as silk. All of our volunteers were great and adapted to
the on the fly changes which HSP’s staff had to make to the distribution to
make sure that everybody got what they needed in a safe and quick manner. HSP
would like to thank the volunteers from Charter One, United Stationers and the
individual volunteers who came out on their day off to help out a great
cause. We are grateful for their time. Our upcoming days for Feed the Kids
distribution are July 10 and August 7. Volunteers are greatly needed, and any
help that volunteers can provide is always greatly appreciated. There are two shifts that volunteers can work:
9am-2pm or 1pm-6:30pm.

Volunteers from Charter One!

Any volunteer who can help with FTK will know
they’re making a difference and having a positive effect in the lives of
hundreds of local children! If you are interested in volunteering, do not
hesitate to call HSP’s office at 630-221-8340 or email us hsp@humanitarianservice.org

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Today
we had the pleasure of hosting five Kohl’s employees from Wheaton,
IL. They helped volunteer with Humanitarian
Service Project to prepare for tomorrow’s Feed the Kids distribution. The five
volunteers helped out in the warehouse by sorting the produce. We would like to
thank them for taking the time out of their busy schedules to volunteer at HSP.
They have connected with HSP through the
program, Associate’s in Action, this program encourages Kohl’s employees to
engage in service throughout the community. Each time Kohl’s volunteers with HSP
they donate $500 to the event.

Patty
Capela, a manager from the Kohl’s in Wheaton, IL,
has regularly been volunteering with HSP for
the past few years. All of the Kohl’s employees have taken a part in HSP
events such as pantry reorganization and gift wrapping presents for the
Children’s Birthday Project. “We love coming to Humanitarian Service Project,
we like to have the satisfaction of helping others,” said Capela. She has been
volunteering around the community for about 25 years.

Feed
the Kids is a program that will ensure that 100 needy families receive 175
pounds of nutritious groceries throughout the summer in June, July and August.
Giving these families fresh produce, non-perishables and frozen meat is a very
important part of this program. The families will receive fresh fruits, vegetables
and other healthy groceries to ensure that they can eat balanced meals and
maintain a healthy diet.

If
you are interested in volunteering at Humanitarian Service Project in order to
help us make this life altering intervention in the lives of the needy families
we serve, please give us a call at 630-221-8340, or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Today
was an exciting day for the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) as we welcomed
our new staff member, Michelle, into our office. Michelle is going to be HSP’s
new Senior Citizen Project Coordinator, as we have to bid a very fond farewell
to our current coordinator, Tierney. Tierney is returning to school to continue
her education this coming fall, we are sad to see Tierney go, but we are also
very excited for all the exciting opportunities that lie ahead for her.

Michelle is a 2010 college graduate from Northern
Michigan University (NMU). While at NMU, Michelle studied Spanish/international
Studies and Political Science. After graduating, she spent a few years working
with the international non-profit organization, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC).
During her time at FMSC she traveled the country working with volunteer groups
and speaking publically to groups of behalf of their organization.

Michelle’s love for non-profit service work is what
led her to HSP. She hopes to help HSP make a larger impact in the community,
and to also utilize her Spanish speaking skills more. Her Spanish speaking
skills will be a tremendous help for both the HSP staff and for our Spanish
speaking clients.

When Michelle is not doing service work her spare
time is spent snowboarding and doing yoga. She also enjoys learning and never
passes up an opportunity that would enable her to grow.

Again, HSP would like to give a very warm welcome to
our new staff member Michelle. She is very excited to see all the opportunities
that HSP has to offer. We are confident that her knowledge, experience, and
love for learning will be a huge asset to HSP. We know that she will be a great
new addition to our team. So, please help us give a kind welcome to our new
staff member, Michelle.

Friday, June 7, 2013

It is time for our annual school
supply drive! As every year, we serve many needy children each summer and all
the donated items are sent to the DuPage County Back-To-School Fair. This fair
provides families living on low and reduced incomes to receive school supplies
for the school year. We are looking for new school supplies so that we can give
impoverished children the opportunity to succeed academically and allow them to
feel more on the same level as their peers.

Once all these items are collected, they will
be distributed to schools with an 80% or more need.

To
make 2013 a success, we are endeavoring to supply over 4,000 children with
school supplies that they will receive before the school year begins. We will
be distributing as early as August 1st and we will continue to
provide school supplies to children well into the month of October.

If
you are interested in donating please contact us at 630-221-8340, email us at HSP@humanitarianservice.org,
or come by our office in Carol Stream.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Need something to do Friday June 14th
and Saturday June 15th? Come
out to HSP and help at our great events. Every
month we have a delivery day for our needy seniors enrolled in SCP.

On
June 14th, we need eight volunteers from 9:30-12:00 to help sort out the produce that will be given
to the seniors. Following that, on Saturday June 16th, we are
looking for three volunteers from 7:45-
11:30 am, to help us load cars that
will deliver the food to the seniors.

The
mission of the Senior Citizen project is to provide nutritional food for the 121
needy seniors we serve in DuPage and KaneCounties every month. If you are
interested in anyway, please give us a call at (630) 221-8340 or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.
Thank You!

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Today the
Humanitarian Service Project had two groups of volunteers in our warehouse
helping to sort food for the upcoming Feed the Kids and Senior Citizen Project
distribution. One group was from Redbox sorting non-perishables. The second
group was from the National Charity League sorting meats.

The first group
that helped us was the Redbox division of Coinstar. Redbox brought 15
volunteers to sort non-perishables. The
Redbox employees started out sorting non-perishables for Feed the Kids. When they were done with that, they moved on
to sorting meats for the Senior Citizen Project. It was their first time
volunteering at HSP’s warehouse. Redbox
chose us because the company promotes volunteerism, and the local Carol
Stream office came out to help.

The second group,
who volunteered with us today, National Charity League, spent their whole time
sorting meats for the Senior Citizen Project. National Charity League is a
mother-daughter organization that specializes in philanthropy and public
service. There were 6 volunteers from the greater Naperville
chapter of the National Charity League who came out to help us today. According to Nicole Suchevits, the
organization is the only mother-daughter philanthropy organization in the
country. This is the second time that National Charity League volunteered with
us this month. Last week on May 30th,
a group of 9 volunteered in the warehouse.
The National Charity League works with different non-profits that
concentrate on community service.

HSP
would like to thank both the employees of Redbox and the women from the
National Charity League for spending their afternoon today helping us with our
upcoming distribution days for Feed the Kids and Senior Citizen Project. If you
are interested in volunteering at HSP, call us
at 630-221-8340 or email us at hsp@humanitarianservice.org

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Today, Humanitarian
Service Project welcomed a vibrant group of girls from Girl Scout Troop 1157
through our doors to learn more about our various programs. The girls were
eager to volunteer to sort non-perishables for our Feed the Kids program. Nineteen
volunteers spent 3 hours learning and experiencing what goes on at HSP.
We want to thank the troop and their leaders, Dawn and Kathy, for their
interest in helping HSP in preparing 100
boxes of non-perishables for the Feed the Kids program.

Girl
Scout Troop 1157, from LaGrange, was established 7 years ago. Dawn Aubert and
her co-leader, Kathy, have been working with this troop for two years now. Dawn
expressed, “We talked to the girls about what they wanted to do and they really
wanted to help others in the community; about 75% of what we do is spent in
service.” Dawn shared that they chose HSP
because there are not organizations other than food pantries in their area, and
they liked that HSP did more than one
program. Dawn heard about HSP and the
Children’s Birthday Project years ago and wanted to get involved with an
organization that cares for the young and the elderly.

Troop
1157 has contributed to HSP through donated
items in the past such as, last year the girls prepared items for the senior
care kits. However, today was an exciting time for the troop as they worked
firsthand in the warehouse sorting food for Feed the Kids. The Feed the Kids
program was especially important to the troop because they have seen the amount
of children at school who receive subsidized lunches. Troop 1157 had a desire
to reach out to youth in need because they have witnessed some of their peers
going through similar situations at their school. Dawn, Kathy, and the troop
wanted to be able to help kids and families in need, and found that HSP’s
Feed the Kids program was the right fit.

Everyone
at HSP is thankful for the troop’s passion
to reach out to the community and to help those in need. Troop 1157, we thank
you for dedicating your time and donating food and personal care items to help the
seniors we serve. We appreciate your service and willingness to learn more
about HSP and the programs we have to offer!
Volunteers are such a valuable part of HSP, if you or your organization is
interested in volunteering to help serve families and seniors in need in the
DuPage and Kane counties please contact us at (630)221-8340 or by email at hsp@humanitarianservice.org.

Monday, June 3, 2013

Friday
was a bittersweet day for the Humanitarian Service Project (HSP), as we bid a
fond farewell to one of our spring intern, Tasha Murphy. Tasha joined the HSP
team in March as a general Intern. Throughout her time here at HSP her positive
attitude and bright personality shined through all the work she did for us. She
assisted us with many of our different projects. Tasha did an unbelievable job
contacting HSP friends in the community to participate in food drives. Through
her hard work, she called hundreds of individuals, schools, and churches asking
for support. Through her efforts the community came forward donating food and
paper products (toilet paper, paper towers, and facial tissue) to our seniors in need. Tasha
also contacted clients in our summer Feed the Kids program, worked on library
displays, and assisted our front desk admin, Bridget, she really did it
all.

During her time at HSP, she was also a student
attending Elmhurst College. Excitingly, she graduated on Saturday with a bachelors degree
in management. She plans to return to her home state of Michigan to be with her
family for the summer and then hopes to either return to school for her masters
or land a job in management.

The HSP staff would like to throw our hats off to
Tasha and thank her for the cheerful atmosphere she brought to the office and all
the hard work she did during her time with us. The amount of dedication and
enthusiasm that she put forward greatly helped HSP get the word out to the
community about ways to help us serve. We congratulate her on her graduation
and wish her the best of luck with her bright and promising future.

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It is the mission of the Humanitarian Service Project to alleviate the pain and suffering that poverty brings to seniors and children in DuPage and Kane Counties, Illinois, without discrimination or exclusion for any reason.